Nearly 1,000 EV Charging Bays Available At IONNA Charging Hubs

In a time when US politics and public policy do not support electric vehicles in the United States, it’s a little unbelievable that public EV charging infrastructure continues to expand quickly anyway. Part of the expansion is because Biden-era EV charging funding (from the NEVI program) was eventually released to various states. Another is that private EV charging companies such as IONNA have identified business opportunities and are investing in their own EV charging networks.

IONNA recently published some intriguing data points about its growth. One is that it now has nearly 1,000 EV charging bays across the US. Another is the IONNA charging network has over 100 EV charging sites now operating. IONNA is not stopping there, though. Far from it. “More than 4,700 bays are now contracted nationwide, with nearly 1,500 in construction or beyond.”

The EV charging consortium has much larger plans, “enabling urban and long-distance EV mobility for all with over 30,000 ultra-fast-and-reliable charging points by 2030.”

IONNA is somewhat different from some of the other EV charging networks. It was funded by BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Stellantis, and Toyota. The IONNA charging experience is also different because each charging hub has an intentional design which goes beyond a simple collection of EV chargers located in a public space. Their “rechargeries” provide access to amenities and all have fast or ultra-fast chargers. Many have canopies for weather protection and shade, and some have pull-through bays.

If IONNA can actually reach 30,000 public EV chargers installed by 2030, this feat will be a tremendous accomplishment. It will have been accomplished in a time when there is much anti-EV misinformation and disinformation posted on social media and from news outlets such as Fox News — or, as some people say, Faux News. The feat will also been achieved in a period when the US president was actively hostile to EVs and clean energy, despite the fact that it’s actually fossil fuels that cause all the harm.